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7033. Plume Baking Powder, made by Plume Baking Pow- 

 der Co., Maiden, Mass. Purchased from Andrews & Harrigan, 

 Biddeford, April, 1905. In tin. Price per can 40 cents. Cost 

 per ounce 2 . 5 cents. The label states that it is a cream of tartar 

 and tartaric acid powder. The acid salt is correctly named. 



7022. Royal Baking Powder, made by Royal Baking Powder 

 Company, New Jersey. Purchased from J. C. Norton & Co., 

 Bangor, April, 1905. In tin. Price per can 25 cents. Cost per 

 ounce 3 . 1 cents. The label states it to be a cream of tartar and 

 tartaric acid powder. The acid salt is correctly named. 



7021. Schilling's Best Baking Powder, made by A. Schilling 

 & Co., San Francisco, Calif, Purchased from Morrill and Ross, 

 Portland, April, 1905. In tin. Price per can 25 cents. Cost 

 per ounce i .8 cents. The acid salt was not named on the label. 

 The company state that these were old goods and that all goods 

 now sent out are labeled cream of tartar baking powder. The 

 acid salt is as claimed. 



7020. Shaw's Baking Powder, Geo. C. Shaw and Co., Port- 

 land. Purchased from Geo. C. Shaw & Co., Portland, April, 

 1905. In tin. Price per can 43 cents. Cost per ounce 2.6 

 cents. The package bears two certificates of analyses which 

 state it to be a cream of tartar baking powder. The acid salt is 

 correctly named. 



701 1. S lade's Congress Yeast Poivder, made by D. & L. 

 Slade Co., Boston, Mass. Purchased from W. L. Wilson and 

 Co., Portland, April, 1905. In tin. Price per can 35 cents. 

 Cost per ounce 2 . i cents. " Cream of tartar baking powder. "^ 

 The acid salt is correctly named. 



7023. Solar Baking Powder, made by Fidelity Manufactur- 

 ing Co., N. Y. Purchased from A. A. Gilbert, Orono, April, 

 1905. In tin. Price per can 25 cents. Cost per ounce 2.6 

 cents. " Made of absolutely pure cream of tartar." The acid 

 salt is correctly named. 



7024. Wilde's Baking Powder, made by Samuel Wilde & 

 Sons, N. Y. Purchased from A. A. Gilbert, Orono, April, 1905. 

 In tin. Price per can 50 cents. Cost per ounce 2.6 cents. No 

 statement on label as to nature of acid salt, and the company 

 when written to did not reply. It is a cream of tartar powder. 



